The mystery Wedgwood Blue Jasper ware object is a shoe heel! It was made for H & M Rayne, suppliers of footwear to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Edward Rayne first came up with the idea of Jasperware high heels in 1958 and they were back in vogue in 1977.

In 2023, flameworking pioneer Paul Stankard will celebrate his 80th birthday. To commemorate more than four decades at the torch, the artist joined Shawn Waggoner, host of the Talking Out Your Glass podcast, to discuss his contributions to glass and art, including his new book, Inspiration from the Art of Paul

By Louise Irvine Scots around the world welcome the New Year with Hogmanay festivities. The celebrations begin on December 31 and continue through January 2, a Scottish bank holiday. The customs are probably derived from Norse and Gaelic observances of the winter solstice and usually include gift-giving and “first-footing” the

Miami Beach is one of the Art Deco capitals of the world and from January 13-15, the city will be celebrating the 46th Annual Art Deco Weekend. Take a stroll along Ocean Drive and then head to the Wolfsonian Museum on Saturday, January 14 at 1pm for an entertaining lecture,

The Holidays are a little different this year at WMODA. Although we are surrounded by thousands of boxes, they are not beautifully gift-wrapped! We are busy packing our fired arts collection for the Great WMODA Pack-Up & Move early next year. Santa’s Elves have some serious competition - so far

By Louise Irvine Childhood seaside holidays evoke images of jellyfish washed up on the sand and groups of frightened but fascinated kids prodding them with toy spades. We were warned that they could still sting if the tentacles were hydrated which made swimming in the North Sea even more terrifying

Chelsea Rousso’s Creative Glass Workshops were highlights of the programs in the Hot Glass Gallery at WMODA. Students experienced the joy of creating their own translucent works of art surrounded by inspiration from Chihuly’s Garden of Glass. On the last WMODA workshop on October 14, many made suncatchers to capture

By Louise Irvine Palm Parade, the latest table linen design from Ardmore, features majestic giraffes leading a procession of animals to the waterhole. Ardmore recently held a fabulous launch party in South Africa and we can’t wait to recreate this party atmosphere with festive table settings like this when we

By Louise Irvine The Art of Tea exhibition and our afternoon tea parties were a popular attraction at WMODA. Now that we have begun the Great WMODA Pack-up, the energizing coffee break has assumed more importance! The invigorating qualities of the beverage have been recognized for thousands of years so

WMODA is welcoming visitors to our new location, 3250 North 29th Ave, Hollywood, FL 33020. **Please note that many GPS apps are directing visitors to the back of the WMODA building. The entrance to the museum is located on the west side of North 29th Avenue between Sheridan Street and